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  • Aug 3rd, 2017
    Someone from Dayton, OH writes:
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    The laws child support/spousal laws here in OHIO are so unfair and out of date that either need to be keeply overhauled immediately or the government needs to get out of it all together. Grant the divorce and step aside.
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  • Jul 31st, 2017
    Norman H. from Dover, DE writes:
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    Coram non judice, Latin for "not before a judge," is a legal term typically used to indicate a legal proceeding that is outside the presence of a judge (without a judge), with improper venue, or without jurisdiction. A women should pay a portion of child support back if she don't have any good reasons why she need support for 20 plus year's a kid is no excuse. if she's on welfare section 8 and collect any taxes. If that women don't have any medical condition she should be sued for fraud clearly it is. She getting away with stealing and the state seems to be okay with it. TROXEL V. GRANVILLE,” The liberty interest at issue in this case the interest of parents in the care, custody, and control of their Children is perhaps the oldest of the fundamental liberty interestsrecognized by this court. More than 75 years ago in Meyer V. Nebraska, 262, U.S. 390,399,401 (1923), we held that the “liberty” Protected by the Due Process clause includes the right of parents to “establish a home and bring up children” and” to control the education of their own”. Two years later in Pierce V. Society of sisters, 268 U.S. 510,534-535 (1925), we again held that the“Liberty of parents and guardians” includes the right” to direct the upbringing and education of children under their control.” We explained in Pierce that” [ t ]he child is not the mere creature of the State; those who nurture him and direct his destiny have the right coupled with the high duty, to recognize and prepare him for additional obligation”. Id at 535. We returned to the subject in Prince V. Massachusetts, 321 U.S. 158 (1944), and again confirmed that there is a constitutional dimension to the right of parents to direct the upbringing of their children”. It is cardinal with us that thecustody, care and nurture of the child reside first in the parents, whose primary function and freedom includes preparation for obligations the state can neither supply nor hinder.” at 166 42 U.S. Code § 601 (d) - Purpose.” No individual entitlementThis part shall not be interpreted to entitle any individual or family to assistance under any State program funded under this part. 42 U.S. Code § 666 - Requirement of statutorily prescribed procedures to improve effectiveness of child support enforcement. Voluntary paternity acknowledgment.—(i)Simple civil process.—Procedures for a simple civil process for voluntarily acknowledging paternity under which the State must provide that, before a mother and a putative father can sign an acknowledgment of paternity, the mother and the putative father must be given notice, orally, or through the use of video or audio equipment, and in writing, of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of, and the rights (including, if 1 parent is a minor, any rights afforded due to minority status) and responsibilities that arise from, signing the acknowledgment.
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  • Jul 26th, 2017
    Wade S. from Columbia, SC signed.
  • Jul 26th, 2017
    Someone from Los Angeles, CA writes:
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    Well, you are definitely blinded by your personal case. There is no benefit to the single mother who works 40+ hours a week to provide for her child and keep health insurance since the deadbeat dad decided he didn't want to be any part of our child's life. I Take care of our disabled child, pay all her extra medical costs and still work and go to school. My case involved a police officer who had an affair behind his wives back for almost seven years. This resulted in us having a child. He is a narcissistic pig who only thought about himself. I found out about the wife through my attorney because he didn't even have the balls to tell me in my face and I only found out because I was taking him to court. Almost seven years with this man and I thought I knew who he was. Well not to go off topic but I did take him to court because this was not an unwanted pregnancy. We both loved each other and hoped to be married one day. The only problem was that he was married already and only he knew about it. So he deceived me for almost seven years and thought that it was okay to just walk out on me and our child. Well, I did what every woman in her right mind should do and that is take him to court to have a judge enforce a support order so that he would put in his share for the cost of our child. The only problem with that is that my entire salary goes to all of our living expenses and the child support goes to my daughters medical costs and any cost that arises for her. So I pay about 90% support and have sole custody and he only pays 20% and has no additional responsibilities including not paying health care. So how is that fair? He doesn't have any shared custody since he was the irresponsible jerk that almost committed suicide because he couldn't bare the fact that he didn't have the perfect little life with his District Attorney wife. Well, he of course lied on all of his court documents to make himself look as though he had no money. So you tell me that a police officer salary of 98,000 a year and a District Attorneys salary of 115,000 a year is not enough for him to be able to support his first born. I only make 50,000 a year, provide health coverage for our daughter and everything else that comes with her disabilities since she was born 24 wks premature and has every issue that premature babies have. So, yes he decided that although he couldn't support our child on his over inflated household income, he went and had four more children. Since our daughter was born I took him to court once when she was 1 year old because he was not paying any support and had abandoned her. Our original case took over 4 years to close, and you ask yourself why? Well, as crooked cop and his crooked District Attorney wife, you go figure. So, just when I had moved on with my life he took me back to court 3 more times and the judge denied his request. Oh, and guess what? we are now in court again because he can't afford to take care of our daughter, because he is now retired and has 4 more kids and a District Attorney wife who is also quitting her job and they can't afford to live in California because it's too expensive so they're moving out of state. This last case has taken almost a year, because his flaky attorney keeps pushing it to benefit them. Well, all I can say is that the court systems are not fair to single mothers or fathers who work countless hours so that their children have everything that they should have if both parents were together. Unfortunately the courts don't take into account all the time that a single parent takes to make the child's life run smoothly. But it's sad to say that even with all the efforts our abandoned children's emotions and feelings are not accounted for when it comes to dealing with these deadbeats in court. I don't feel any pity for any man or woman that is obligated to pay child support for a child that they brought into this world. Wether the child was wanted or not, it is both parents responsibility to take care of this child. It is not the single parents responsibility to spend all of his or her salary on this child. The paying parent only gets to pay 20% of their salary which I think is unfair when you add a second spouse to the equation. Also, new children should not be taken into account to reduce any child support. How in the world does a man abandon 1 child and claims that he can't afford to take care of her and then goes and has 4 more! That is the problem with the court system!!!! If the court system is looking for the best interest of the abandoned child then the support should not be reduced period. If a man can stick it to a woman 4 more times and make 4 more kids then he is just plain irresponsible and should not be allowed to take the single parent to court because this does not benefit the first born. Common sense! My experience with my ex- has been horrible in court. He has never once showed up to court, he was never obligated to pay sanctions which I think is ridiculous. Why does the court system put these rules if they don't even enforce them. I had to miss work, take vacation time to be at every court hearing and he gets away with everything!!! If you ask me, Police officers and District Attorneys are corrupt and crooked and they should be in jail instead of being in those positions. Well, this is my two cents on this topic.
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  • Jul 25th, 2017
    Someone from Bradenton, FL writes:
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    The child support office has ruined my life. They charge so much that I cannot even afford a roof over my head even with two jobs. They say they don't have to account for my bills. They lie in court and will not provide you with even a badge number to use in court to say you spoke to someone on a certain day. They tried to even make me pay child support for a child that wasn't even mine just because I was already in the system. Local office have run a muck from their head at the local state office. They work independently and often do not know what is going on in the state office or choose to ignore it. The people working in the child support office hate men and it shows. They do not treat you with respect and often time act unprofessionally when talking to them. I believe the only goal of the child support office is to divide families and ensure a healthy revenue stream to maintain a corrupt government office that is out of control. My ex wife and her family have used the child support office against me so to control me and ensure they keep my children from me. They use it as a weapon against me and the child support office knows this and is alright with it. I mean, sure their going to get their money just the same, so why not work with people who are knowingly using a government office as a tool to subvert a father's rights. My ex wife and her family have deep pocket, and own several houses. Their is no reason they should be using a government office and state tax dollars to take child support from me. Please help me and close this evil practice.
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  • Jul 23rd, 2017
    Billy W. from Inglewood, CA writes:
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    Women falsely accuse men of being the father, and years later sometimes through medical procedure the said father finds out he's not the father, there's a statue of limitations on dna, how can this be when a life's at stake, the women perjure themselves when falsely accuse, this needs to change, or we risk have a nation of incest children, be it the children never get to know their true identity, and the man is innocent but has to pay for a child that's not his, he should be able to sue the mother, and take whatever income social security, ssi or whatever, because she knew all along, men oftentimes don't know if it's his child or the milk man, why should he have to pay for that, dna in cs shouldn't have statue of limitations, it is allowed in falsely accused murder cases, why can't we have the same benefit as others that are falsely accused, and bring those mother's to tell the truth by making them return that money, and alot of times the real father lives with the mother, and the falsely accused has to pay for that, we need to correct this, and allow children to know who their father is, our laws should be about justice, and how can we call it justice if we misinform the innocent.
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  • Jul 20th, 2017
    Carl T. from Baton Rouge, LA writes:
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    The child support is based on overtime work hours that I'm not promised to make and gross pay. We live off net pay. It should be based on what I make 90% of the time which is a 40 hr work week.
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  • Jul 19th, 2017
    Someone from Fremont, CA writes:
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    Not every situation is like this. It sounds like you are not thinking about the best interest of the child involved.
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  • Jul 19th, 2017
    Someone from Fremont, CA writes:
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    Not every situation is like this. It sounds like you are not thinking about the best interest of the child involved.
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  • Jul 19th, 2017
    Someone from Fremont, CA writes:
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    Not every situation is like this. It sounds like you are not thinking about the best interest of the child involved.
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  • Jul 19th, 2017
    Erin S. from Fremont, CA writes:
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    Not every situation is like this. It sounds like you are not thinking about the best interest of the child involved.
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  • Jul 18th, 2017
    Someone from Somerset, PA writes:
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    I believe child support should only benifit untill 5 yrs also they should take these mother's that free load the system and make them work in order to get support ..they were part in making the child they should have to show support on their behalf also in which they are supporting the child .not have kids just to support them selfs ..I can almost bet you that the child most of the time don't even benifit out of the support anyways ....the father is paying the child support and also buying the stuff the child needs and the woman are out living on a high life ..on the support the father is paying for the child ...
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  • Jul 14th, 2017
    Someone from Murfreesboro, TN writes:
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    Face the fact, you know Child Support is a scam. You created it to be so, look at the statistics on why so many low income fathers leave, why so many African American fathers flee. Because you aren't caring about the family at all. It does not cost hundreds of dollars a month to pay for a child. Children do not need TVs, extra shoes, or any of the other superficial things you've decided are alright for mothers to spend on. Children are getting fatter, it's factual. So food is also not as much as necessity as previously thought. Medical insurance? Please, that's 200 dollars right there alone. Child support should never, never be as much as a monthly rent or house payment. You should not be paying for the woman to live an easier life, you should be paying literally to keep your child alive. That's your only responsibility. 18 years of paying 500+ dollars every month? That's more than enough to buy a house. You're flat out evil, what you're doing is evil. Child support should be a flat fee, everyone pays it and the government sends the resources to your home every month. They will drop off some clothes that fit your child, they will give you an EBT so you can buy food. The women of this country need to get off their ****ing lazy asses and start providing for their own damn kids. Also, what is this ******** about a man's child support going up if the woman has another child? The whore should have kept her legs closed. In fact the support should go down, because she obviously doesn't care about her first child.
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  • Jul 14th, 2017
    Someone from Murfreesboro, TN writes:
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    Face the fact, you know Child Support is a scam. You created it to be so, look at the statistics on why so many low income fathers leave, why so many African American fathers flee. Because you aren't caring about the family at all. It does not cost hundreds of dollars a month to pay for a child. Children do not need TVs, extra shoes, or any of the other superficial things you've decided are alright for mothers to spend on. Children are getting fatter, it's factual. So food is also not as much as necessity as previously thought. Medical insurance? Please, that's 200 dollars right there alone. Child support should never, never be as much as a monthly rent or house payment. You should not be paying for the woman to live an easier life, you should be paying literally to keep your child alive. That's your only responsibility. 18 years of paying 500+ dollars every month? That's more than enough to buy a house. You're flat out evil, what you're doing is evil. Child support should be a flat fee, everyone pays it and the government sends the resources to your home every month. They will drop off some clothes that fit your child, they will give you an EBT so you can buy food. The women of this country need to get off their ****ing lazy asses and start providing for their own damn kids. Also, what is this ******** about a man's child support going up if the woman has another child? The whore should have kept her legs closed. In fact the support should go down, because she obviously doesn't care about her first child.
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  • Jul 10th, 2017
    Guillermo G. from La Puente, CA signed.
  • Jul 10th, 2017
    Antonio M. from Sacramento, CA writes:
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    the child support law needs to change. period.
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  • Jul 7th, 2017
    Jeremiah K. from Hamilton, MT writes:
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    Child support is unfair for men. I have my kids for at least 50% of the time overnight ect. But I am still paying support. My brother has a son, the mother is out of the picture she moved out of state. He doesn't receive any child support, are state has not required his ex to pay anything. Not fair at all
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  • Jul 6th, 2017
    Someone from Victorville, CA writes:
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    It is unfair for women too. Men are not the only ones hit with this non scense. Why dont child support equally go after BOTH parents?
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  • Jul 3rd, 2017
    Matthew P. from Minneapolis, MN writes:
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    After paying a third of my money in taxes. A third to child support and having to pay sales tax and all the other taxes. Exactly what portion of my pay check am I supposed to live on? It doesn't inctivize hard work and progress. Kids are viewed as pay checks. Taking care of your child is a job rather than the blessing. There shouldn't be money required from either side. Everyone in America has opportunities.
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  • Jun 23rd, 2017
    Someone from East Petersburg, PA signed.
  • Jun 23rd, 2017
    Ty're S. from Greenville, NC writes:
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    I Also fully agree. My child is a year and 7 months . I've been taking responsibility as I should even before his birth, bought cars seat play pin ect(we wet half in this about $500 plus ). After the break up sometime she felt like i should pay her and her words were " I feel like you should pay me" & "because you're making X amount every week". Two months of fussing about it we agreed to 175 a check,(her amount no lesser) Once I couldn't afford because of priorities hit hard but could give him his needs ,she threatened by not allowing me to see him, and this was around thanksgiving smh,. After I got tired and told her no more 175 she out me up for child support later on down the road,although I still took & care of his needs. The crazy part is she won't let me keep him & I've never spent the night with my son ,only in the hospital (he has sickle cell anemia) crazy. Im in child support 500 month& still won't allow me to spend time with my child as I should. My son is missing out on his family time and relations with my side of the family, plenty have yet to meet him.bceacuse of the situation. I have 2 nieces and a nephew who he should be growing up with but can't as he shoud.
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  • Jun 19th, 2017
    Someone from Mesa, AZ writes:
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    I am a woman and a mother and seeing after being raised in a mother only household, I strongly agree child support laws need to be more fair for the father. The ways women go after men for child support is ridiculous and abuse of the system.
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  • Jun 15th, 2017
    Someone from Nashville, TN writes:
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    So true
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  • Jun 13th, 2017
    Justin D. from Cedar Rapids, IA writes:
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    There are so many issues with family court and child support laws it is hard to list all of them, but I will try. One thing is for certain, it is not fair and needs to be changed. With that being said every situation is different and I can only shed light on what I am going through with my children. A little bit of background........I have two children with two different mothers. I have primary physical custody of my 8 year old daughter from a previous marriage and have been in her life every day since the day she was born and co-parent with my ex-wife very well. I now have an 8 month old son with a mother that to say the very least is a difficult person. We separated because our relationship was becoming unhealthy (she claims that she never wanted to have a family with me to begin with and she refused couples therapy) and for the best interests of daughter I had to ask her to leave. She took my son and denied me access to him for over a month and half. I had no choice but to file for child custody/visitation. This is where it starts to get messy. After I filed my case she filed a false domestic abuse case a month after she left the home. That domestic abuse court proceeding came and went with no finding of domestic abuse. The temporary hearing in my custody case came next. This is where the child support gets established. Realistically it is not so much the child support that bothers me (I would have to pay for child care and groceries anyway), but the child custody arrangement and how the child support is calculated is bothersome. The mother was awarded Primary Physical Care and I was allowed even more time with my son, but the court failed to recognize my 8 year old daughter of and her best interests as well. I am an established father and the court takes from my income risking the roof over one child's head to help support the mother of my other child. The mother is not established at all in that she is homeless with no transportation and never holding a stable job. I believe the "Tender Years Doctrine" was used here and that is not right (according to the Supreme Court a father has just as much equality as a mother when it comes to raising and caring for a child). The mother is supposed to be going back to work and that would mean that our son will be in child care most of the time anyway. The lack of fairness and common sense in my particular case is abundant and I would love to list everything, but I should continue with what must change to help parents and children in America. Child support should be based upon the actual basic needs cost of raising a child and not just upon income guidelines. The cost of raising a child should not change based upon how much money either parent is making. Also, overtime pay, bonuses, even a 2nd job part-time employment should not be considered either. Basically, it does not make any sense for the cost of raising a child to increase with the success of either parent. Previous dependents (children) should also have more of a deciding factor in calculating child support and deciding custody and/or visitation. My case has left me with the feeling that my daughter's best interests were not equally considered as with my son's. This is disheartening as a loving father. The wellbeing of the current household and the children that live there is what should be most important and creating such financial hardship on that household that affects another child should not be allowed. I grow so tired of hearing "She is not my child and not my responsibility. I am not her mother so I don't care." That is such a cold and callous statement that no parent should ever say! I have learned in 8 years of being a father that is DOES take a village to raise a child and no single parent is truly alone. With that being said, household incomes instead of just individual incomes should also be taken into consideration as a factor in some cases as well. How many scenarios are there where child support is collected in a household that does not need the level of child support that is being collected? I am not saying that all single parents should live alone, but if they are getting help with the household expenses then that should be considered. I do tend to lean towards the concept that a 50/50 ratio should come from each household, but again other factors can and should be considered that are fair to everyone involved. That goes for time spent with the child as well. Of course, I understand that not every situation is the same and that some people are able to establish great co-parenting relationships, but for some of us that is just not the case. Changes need to be made so that co-parenting and equal responsibility can thrive and those parents unwilling to do so are held accountable. All why considering common sense and fairness. I look forward to change that is not only for the best interests of the children, but also fair to both parental households. Thanks
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  • Jun 11th, 2017
    Gabriela C. from Cypress, TX writes:
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    Because those same laws are destroying my family www.enoughabuse.net
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  • Jun 3rd, 2017
    Laseun D. from Alton, IL signed.
  • May 31st, 2017
    Walter O. from Ennis, TX writes:
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    It should be a felony for women to have the father of their children arrested on false allegations because they are vindictive and use their children as tools for getting welfare and it has got to stop. My ex suffers from "Malicious Mother Syndrome", or actually my children & I suffer from that psychotic poor excuse of a mother. She did the same thing to her 1st husband.
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  • May 30th, 2017
    William D. from Hatboro, PA writes:
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    I pay my monthly payment on time everytime and it is more than I take home a week by 15%. I wasn't married or living with the mother. It turns out she was, (surprise). She still lives with her husband and neither have a job. Their house is in forclosure again. The best is the courts make me pay $7000 a year on top of my support for private school when my daughter can go to the local public school. (She has no mental issues). I pay her heath care and cannot claim her on my taxes. I get her every other weekend and Tuesdays of course after soccer or dance or some other activity. I have 2 other daughters and a step daughter and son. I have no criminal record not even a driving ticket. Constantly in court being threatened with jail. The system is broken. It is mind numbing
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  • May 26th, 2017
    Lindey W. from North Little Rock, AR writes:
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    I agree with this completely except I don't care the age of the child if one parent has to pay support to the other parent then the parent receiving the support should have to work as well. I have two kids I have always had to work no matter the age of my children. Both parents should be legally obligated to support the child. My boyfriend had recently lost his job and had to rush to find the first thing that came along to keep from going to jail. If he misses 4 payments they can put him jail since his child's mom had him put in contempt of court. He found a new job but hasn't gotten paid yet and he has missed two payments she harrasses us constantly bc she decided to quit her job. I'm tired of these greedy custodial parents who use their kids as weapons to extort money out of the other parent. We aren't allowed to fall on hard times bc if we do then he could go to jail. Do u think she gives him his court orders visitation? No she doesn't he hasn't gotten a single holiday and no overnight visits. The laws have to change to be fair to both parents. He was behind along time ago that's how he got put in contempt. Since March we have sent $3000 to her she has nothing left bc she quit her job and she should also have to account for where that money actually went since she doesn't even have to pay rent only utilities. The law is so one sided and if we don't speak up things will never change.
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  • May 26th, 2017
    Rosa G. from Paso Robles, CA signed.
  • May 23rd, 2017
    Arsenio B. from Saint Louis, MO writes:
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    I totally agree with this, I've been working hard and providing for my children way before the child support but when the relationship not working out, certain females would go to thinking (he ain't going to give money to that other chick, or i'm mad we ain't together so i'm going to hit him where it hurts his pockets) then us as men can't fight back cause it's so easy for the women to apply and child support makes it easy for the women, while they just sit at home and ride the system it's not fair at all. I never ran from my responsibility, why should it be so easy for them
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  • May 16th, 2017
    Someone from Barney, GA writes:
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    My son is with me 3 months out of the year. My daughter is with me every other weekend and about a months worth of extra visits. My 2 step daughters are with me every other week. I pay out more for children than my ex and I receive not one dime. It's not right at all. Furthermore it costs no where near what I send to raise a child
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  • May 13th, 2017
    Angel P. from Tucson, AZ writes:
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    We are all so screwed over, so freaking hard by the laws it is not even funny. To make it worse every time I interact with the DES they have an attitude with me like I am some kind of desdbeat dad. I have paid between $500 - $700/mo for 15 years, have never been late AND I have my son half the time, pay for medical/dental/vision insurance, and save for his 529 college savings. Meanwhile the real deadbeat is his mother who has a boyfriend living with her in her section 8 home, on foodstamps with no job. Simply put - this is not right.
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  • May 13th, 2017
    Marcus from Gary, IN writes:
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    I was recently at my daughter's school to get a copy of the statement of the tuition i paid to my surprise the mother had ask the school not release any information about my daughter to me. I wonder why then I found out first of all she wanted to get the credit for the tuition that I had paid that the courts had considered a gift. Rather than filing it on the taxes as a gift she wanted to claim it as an expense IRS are you listening. Matter of fact she hasn't worked in twelve years so she have other people claiming my kids when actuality I'm paying the bills. The courts should enforce and mandate that the father's are aware that they have the right to claim their children on their tax returns. But instead our policy makers actually make it more difficult for the non custodial parent to claim the children. The arrears continue to accumulate not taking into consideration that if the non custodial parent could claim the child on the return it will actually help reduce the amount of arrears owed. These laws are dividing families. I'm willing to wager if a study was conducted to assess the impact of fatherless homes they will surely discover it has a direct impact on young men particular who commit crimes because they didn't have a father in their lives. Non custodial parents need to stand up in every State we should MARCH for our fair Rights take out ads in the media newspapers television etc. bring awareness through social media petition to Congress every elected officials and get their attention to this very troublesome issue. There need to be a joint and relentless effort to change the laws that are so unfair. Let's stand together for what is Right and fair!!!!
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  • May 11th, 2017
    Matthew D. from Altoona, PA writes:
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    I AGREE WITH THIS. THE CHILD SUPPORT IN THIS STATE IS SO UNFAIR FOR THE MEN IN THE SITUATION I FIND IT TOTALLY BIAS.. I DONT SEE WHY I,ME BEING A FATHER WHO PAYS CHILD SUPPORT TO MY CHILDS MOTHER WHO ONLY WORKS PART TIME.WHY SHOULD I BE PAYING ALL THIS SUPPORT WHEN HER MOTHER IS FULLY CAPABLE OF WORKING 40 HOURS A WEEK...
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  • May 11th, 2017
    Matthew D. from Altoona, PA writes:
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    I AGREE WITH THIS. THE CHILD SUPPORT IN THIS STATE IS SO UNFAIR FOR THE MEN IN THE SITUATION I FIND IT TOTALLY BIAS.. I DONT SEE WHY I,ME BEING A FATHER WHO PAYS CHILD SUPPORT TO MY CHILDS MOTHER WHO ONLY WORKS PART TIME.WHY SHOULD I BE PAYING ALL THIS SUPPORT WHEN HER MOTHER IS FULLY CAPABLE OF WORKING 40 HOURS A WEEK...
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  • May 10th, 2017
    Steven J. from Brooklyn, NY writes:
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    This is crazy! I pay for all 3 of my kids.they take additional money for child care as in after school and baby sitting but these kids get left at home alone,while these women collect money.I pay child support and they are under my insurance.the least the government can do is let us fathers claim for these kids on our taxes.it should be mandatory.these women sit and collect money on top of their on paycheck.how is this a good thing.child support is the bitter woman's revenge ploy.it's our responsibility as parents to raise the children.just cause u can't afford to raise the children doesn't mean you need my money like it's yours.put the money on a card and every 3 months show what this money is being spent on.cause men are out here going homeless while these mother's are living lavish ..it's injustice.we should be able to file for every kid every year for the rest of child support and I gurantee the rate of chided support will drop.and you will see that it was just another way for lazy people to make money.
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  • May 9th, 2017
    Mike M. from Fresno, CA writes:
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    I know as father i should provide for my child. I get paid 2 times a month i gross 1300 every 15 days my net is 310 pge gas food cost money i see ob facebook there going here and there out to eat and im eating soup and water and to top it off if i dont make a payment guess what i go to jail i loose my license they stop my tags everything i cant even pay the déductible to get my teeth fixed i have never broke the law ever but i have been to jail 5 times for child support how is it fair and never have i seen a income tax
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  • May 8th, 2017
    Alberto A. from San Antonio, TX writes:
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    I am a very honest and hard working man. I too recently divorced an my ex took everything without one ounce of fight from me now one thing that did bother me is my 3 kids I can't even see them but for 2hours on a Sunday. My biggest problem here is how do I live ,how do they expect me to survive when they take out more than half my check, an she also gets all income tax an much more.Iknow i have responsibilitys as a father but i am getting taking advantage of beyond comprehension an much more..I believe the hard working man should have equal rights. It is unfair . I can go on an on.im sure many men can relate. Is there any organisations out there that help the honest hard working man pay a reasonable amount....please help.....
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  • May 8th, 2017
    Alberto A. from San Antonio, TX writes:
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    I am a very honest and hard working man. I too recently divorced an my ex took everything without one ounce of fight from me now one thing that did bother me is my 3 kids I can't even see them but for 2hours on a Sunday. My biggest problem here is how do I live ,how do they expect me to survive when they take out more than half my check, an she also gets all income tax an much more.Iknow i have responsibilitys as a father but i am getting taking advantage of beyond comprehension an much more..I believe the hard working man should have equal rights. It is unfair . I can go on an on.im sure many men can relate. Is there any organisations out there that help the honest hard working man pay a reasonable amount....please help.....
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